Your duties will be as follows:

• Ability to function as part of a team in agile sprints.
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers.
• Integration of back-end technologies such as third-party APIs and services.
• Integration of content management systems.
• Creation of web services for ingestion by other applications and/or companies.
• Writing clean, fast PHP to a high standard, in a timely and scalable way.
• Building of efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules.
• Managing cutting-edge technologies to improve legacy applications.
• Troubleshooting, testing and maintenance the core product software and databases.
• Production of well documented back-end code.
• Production of readme, technical and (when required) end-user documentation.
• Production of detailed specifications.
• Production of PHP code implementing the frameworks defined in the department.
• Maintenance of an obscene amount of organization on an on-going basis.
• Adherence to the department naming conventions and work folder structures.
• Ability to function as part of a team in agile sprints using code distribution and versioning tools (GitLab).
• Co-ordination with other team members as well as project managers.
• Maintenance of organized file naming conventions and working directory structures.
• Maintenance of a streamlined workflow including maintenance of project related ticketing.
• Following of emerging technologies.
• Time projection and management.
• Problem solving with elegant solutions.
• Adherence to strong thinking patterns.

Your senior duties will be as follows:

• Accurate time projection on projects for self, as well as assistance for junior devs.
• Time management of self and of junior devs.
• Mentorship of other devs when necessary.
• Mentorship of front-end devs regarding correct programing OO methodologies for JavaScript (if required).
• Ensuring department process is maintained by all members of the dev team.
• Act as the glue and driving force within the dev team when required.
  Report to the head of delivery (head of department).
• Assume first level responsibility for dev related deliveries.
• Ensure department guidelines are maintained by junior devs.
• Assist, when required, in the performance reviews of other employees within the team.
• Maintain team efficiency and team organization.

To apply for this position, you should be proficient in the following:

• How to lead a team
• PSR standards
• How to engineer systems using the most appropriate technologies
• Agile Development
• Strong, object-oriented, PSR compliant PHP 7.0+
• MVC design pattern and other industry standard design patterns
• SQL
• ORM systems, preferably Eloquent
• PHP Frameworks, preferably Laravel
• Composer
• GitLab and proper versioning techniques
• PHP Unit

• You are a person with clear thinking skills
  Your thought process is logically driven, you calculate twice and fire once.
• You have remarkable attention to detail
  It’s in your nature to like things done precisely, you value the importance to un-ambiguity and you tend to constantly strive towards this.
• You are a team player
  Although you are independent, you function well within a team framework.
• You are a quick learner outside of programming
  You get things quickly, usually without the need of too much explaining. You are a naturally intuitive person.
• You have a passion for what you do
  You don’t just do what you do as a nine-to-five, it’s something you love doing and do with pride.
• You have strong communication skills
  You are a good listener and can engage in meaningful conversations making sure all parties agree with the work that is being done.
• You are focused and well organized
  You understand the need to keep things organized, it tends to come naturally to you as does immersing yourself in your work.